dash

  • 51dash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English dasshen, probably from Middle French dachier to impel forward Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to break by striking or knocking 2. to knock, hurl, or thrust violently 3. splash, spatter 4. a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 52dash — [13] Dash is probably of Scandinavian origin – Danish daske ‘beat’ has been compared – but whether it was a borrowing or a home 151 deaf grown word, it was no doubt formed in imitation of rapid impulsive violent movement. Its original sense in… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 53dash — 1. verb 1) he dashed home Syn: rush, race, run, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, careen, fly, speed, zoom, scurry, scuttle, scamper; informal tea …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 54dash — 1. verb 1) he dashed home Syn: rush, race, run, sprint, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, hare, fly, speed, zoom; informal tear, belt; Brit.; informal bomb; N.Amer …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 55dash — brūkšnys statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Ženklas – . Kodai: 150 (ISO 8859 13 dešimtainis), U+2013. Plačiau žr. priede. priedas( ai) MS Word formatas atitikmenys: angl. dash; en dash; en dash ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – ilgasis brūkšnys …

    Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • 56dash — [13] Dash is probably of Scandinavian origin – Danish daske ‘beat’ has been compared – but whether it was a borrowing or a home grown word, it was no doubt formed in imitation of rapid impulsive violent movement. Its original sense in English was …

    Word origins

  • 57dash — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, abruptly, aggressiveness, air race, animation, ardor, asperge, automobile race, baffle, bafflement, balk, band, bang, bar, bash, bat, be poised, beat, beat down, beating, bedew, belt, bespatter, besprinkle,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 58dash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shatter, smash; frustrate, dishearten; hurl, cast; dart. See destruction, dejection, haste, propulsion. n. élan, spirit; spurt, soupçon, trace. See activity, velocity, littleness, energy, ostentation …

    English dictionary for students

  • 59dash —    1. to adulterate a drink    Literally, to mix or dilute, as in a culinary recipe:     This beer s dashed an er aulus do dash it. (EDD)    2. a mild oath    A literary convention replacing a taboo word like damn with a dash …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 60dash — verb 1》 run or travel in a great hurry. 2》 strike or fling with great force. 3》 destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations). 4》 (dash something off) write something hurriedly and without much thought. exclamation Brit. informal used to express… …

    English new terms dictionary